“Bermuda Triangle” The truth

The term “Bermuda Triangle” was initially coined by writer Vincent Gaddis in 1964 in the men’s pulp magazine Argosy. Gaddis was also the one who proposed that Atlantis was real and that it was somehow connected to the triangle.When exactly did all the mysteries began? Although news about the unusual disappearances in the Bermuda area was reported in 1952, the earliest allegation was actually made by Edward Van Winkle Jones in an article he published in The Miami Herald on September 17, 1950. Whilst people argue about the exact location of the Bermuda triangle, it is actually not a triangle at all. But a dented trapezium. The Bermuda Dented Trapezium does not really have the same ring to it though.Japan has its own version of the Bermuda Triangle known as Dragon’s Triangle. It is by the island of Miyake, 100km south of Tokyo. In 1952, the Japanese government sent a crew out to investigate but they all disappeared, and so did the rescue crew.There are many claims that when traveling through the Bermuda triangle compasses do not point to true north. This is considered to be one possible reason for all of the lost craft. Christopher Columbus is said to have been the first person to report this phenomenon.There are unsubstantiated reports that pilot Bruce Gernon claims to have lost 28minutes after flying through an electrified time tunnel in the area. There are also unsubstantiated reports that Bruce Gernon was an avid Dr Who fan. Andros Island is one of the islands in the Bahamas in the triangle itself. The U.S. government has AUTEC (Atlantic Underwater Testing and Evaluation Center). Here they test sonar and other military weapons. Predictably, conspiracy theorists think that there may be more to AUTEC than meets the eye.Some people expect the Bermuda Triangle to be small, whereas in fact it covers a huge area of 440,000 miles.There have been several studies and records revealing the exact area pointing to the Bermuda Triangle. However, recent studies and accounts indicate that the triangle is definitely not fixed and its effect can still be experienced even outside the triangle itself. Predictions state that over 1000 lives were lost within the area over the last 100 years. Some reports say that 4 aircraft and 20 yachts go missing in the area every year. This seems like a lot, but then so is 440,000 miles of sea. Many of the accounts are said to be false. For example, Triangle Advocates often site a plane disappearing on a sunny day off the Dakota Coast, however, a look back at newspapers from the day shows absolutely no evidence of this event occurring.Now we all know that due to its prime location for trading and seafaring, the triangle (or dented trapezium), is still one of the most traveled routes in the world.  As a matter of fact, scientific analysis of the statistics shows that ship and plane losses are actually no higher than the world average! WEIRD.Lawrence David Kusche is the author of “The Bermuda Triange Mystery: Solved (1975).” In his book, he argued that many claims from different writers pointing to the disappearance of ships and aircrafts passing through the triangle were exaggerated and unverified. According to him, some disappearanced never even happened including the disappearance of a plane in 1937 when in fact it crashed off Daytona Beach in Florida with hundreds of witnesses, but did not appear on local papers.

Conspiracy theorists are quick to point out that it is very rare that debris or wreckage from lost vehicles are ever found again when they are lost in the triangle. However, considering the depth of the ocean, finding wreckage is never particularly common. What is more, The Gulf Stream passes through the area and is likely to move any wreckage away.

While flying over the Bermuda Triangle in 1970, American pilot Bruce Gernon experiencing something that he can’t quite logically explain. As he was flying, he flew through mysterious donut shaped hole that formed into a swirling cloud tunnel. At the end of the tunnel the pilot witnessed what he could only describe as an electronic fog, which caused his aeronautical instruments to malfunction. Had he just gone through some sort of time portal? 

Five ill fated avenger bomber planes disappeared without a trace on December 5, 1945 while on a training mission. Frequent communication had taken place between the trainees and their flight leader, Charles Taylor during the mission. The planes are said to have gotten lost, ran out of fuel and crashed into the sea, but their remains are yet to be found.

The Deering was found aground off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina in 1921 with its entire crew missing. The ships log and navigation equipment were gone, the crew’s personal effects and lifeboats had also disappeared, leaving investigators completely baffled. 

A large French ship sailing from Hamburg to Havana was discovered  intact, but with all its cargo, but nobody on board, except for a canary, a cat and some fowl. Whatever happened to the crew remains a mystery…

Yes, accounts of weird activity in the area were already being recorded way back during the days of exploration and early travel. In fact, Christopher Columbus wrote about a large fireball dropping from the sky and into the ocean during one of his journeys in the region in 1492. Columbus claimed what he saw caused his compass to malfunction. 

on March 12, 2009, passengers aboard a flight spotted strange lights in the skies over what looked like a vortex in the sea. The unexplained sighting was even photographed by naval cameras who claimed the object floated above water for an hour before disappearing. 

Another vortex was spotted as recently as December 2015. This photographs appears to show a huge pyramid which emerged out of the ocean. Witnesses to the even claim to have seen a UFO fly past as the vortex mysteriously appeared. 

On January 30, 1948, the Star Tiger left Santa Maria, Azores with 25 passengers on board. It was meant to arrive in Bermuda at 5 a.m, but at some point just before its arrival, the radio operator lost contact with the pilot. Hours later, the plane has disappeared out of sight. A fleet of 26 aircraft were sent out to search of the Star Tiger, which was never found. 

During the same year as the Star Tiger’s mysterious disappearance, a Douglas Dakota DC-3 flight took off from Puerto Rico, heading for Miami, Florida. Twenty minutes before landing, the flight disappeared from radars and was never to be seen or heard of again. Two more cases very similar cases have occurred since.

Six men aboard the USS John F. Kennedy witnessed a UFO sighting while the vessel was returning to Norfolk, Virgina after a two weak readiness exercise in the Caribbean. Their reports claim that a large, glowing sphere hovered above their ship. All communication was lost during the twenty minute period in which the mysterious craft hovered above them. 

Cary Gordon Trantham was flying home after spending time with her daughter in Florida when she experienced something very strange. While flying over the open water at night, she suddenly flew through a thick bed of fog, which left her flying in pitch darkness. She claims not to have been able to navigate herself as her plane’s instruments went haywire. Lucky escape! 

The most famous Bermuda Triangle mystery would have to be the story of the Mary Celeste. Also known as the Ghost Ship, it was found in full sail on December 4, 1872 without a single passenger on board. Could Bermuda Triangle ghosts have been navigating the ship? 

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On October 30, 1954, Flight 441 took off with 42 passengers making their way to Lajes in the Azores Islands. The plane was about 400 miles off the coast line when contact was lost. Flight 441 never arrived at its destination and disappeared without a trace. 

Newlyweds Frank and Romina Leone went finishing off the coast of Boynton Beach, Florida in their new boat on June 18, 2003. When the couple failed to turn up for work the next day, family and friends began to worry. U.S coastguards were sent out to search the waters of Miami, but neither their boat or bodies were ever found. 

The Witchcraft was a luxury cabin boat owned by hotel mogul, Dan Burack. On December 22, 1967, Burack and a friend set out about a mile out of the Miami Coastline to view the Christmas lights when the coast guard received a distress call from him. When the coast guard arrived at the site, no boat was to be found. 

This ship had run numerous trips between New York and London, when suddenly in 1981, it mysteriously disappeared. Its crew had actually discovered another empty boat within the Bermuda Triangle, which they decided to drive back to shore. Both boats were lost during a storm and were never to be found again. 

The disappearance of the USS Cyclops and its 306 man crew back in 1910 is one of the Bermuda Triangle’s most mysterious incidents. Its disappearance is the single largest loss of life in U.S Naval history not directly related to combat. 

Also known as the Devil’s Triangle, the Bermuda Triangle is believed to be the devil’s lair as most of the unusual disappearances in the triangle had no records of human error, equipment failures or natural disasters.

In 1945 5 American T.B.M. Avenger Bombers were supposedly lost in the area without a trace. To make the situation even weirder, the five rescue craft sent after them also disappeared. Here in this photo is a portrait of the lost squadron of Flight 19.

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Joshua Slocum was dubbed as the ery first man to sail solo around the world in 1895. Although he was considered as one of the best sailors of his time, Joshua Slocum apparently disappeared from the face of the earth in 1909 after allegedly passing through the Devil’s Triangle. He sailed with his old fishing boat called “The Spray.” 

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An in-tact yacht, missing all of its crew was found in 1955. It had survived all of three hurricanes but the crew had completely vanished. Theorists suggest an alien abduction, but then theorists always do.

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The American merchant brigantine was found deserted and dishevelled in the Atlantic Ocean on December 4, 1872. No one was on board and the lifeboats were missing. The captain, his wife and their two-year-old daughter, and the rest of the crew were never seen or heard from again.

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Tudor star tiger ; 1948     It was on January 30, 1948 when Tudor Star Tiger left Santa Maria, Azores with 25 passengers on board. The plane was supposed to arrive in Bermuda at 5 a.m., but it never came. Hours after its supposed arrival, a fleet of 26 aircraft searched for days for the lost aircraft, but never found a single trace of the Star Tiger.

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Flight 441 was one of the most successful US military carrier aircraft of all time. The last recorded trace of Flight 441 was 400 miles from the coast inside the Bermuda Triangle. After that, it suddenly vanished in thin air. What’s even more intriguing is that the aircraft had life rafts which would have floated on water if it broke apart on landing. Mysteriously, the pilot never sent any SOS or message.

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One of the more plausible theories about the disappearances of ships is that pockets of methane gas trapped underneath the water erupt changing the water density, sending passing ships to the bottom of the ocean.

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A 19,000 ton ship, the U.S.S. Cyclops was lost without a trace on March 14th. OK, even the cynic in me admits that that is a little weird. That said, considering it was wartime, many suggested a coup by the seamaster who had political sympathy with Germany. However, Germany has always stood by its position that it had nothing to do with it and no records were discovered after the war.The U.S.S. Cyclops has since popped up in pop culture from Quantum Leap to Scooby Doo. If Scooby Doo has taught us anything it is that there is always a scientific explanation for mysterious goings on. With this in mind, the culprit behind the disappearances is probably a creepy lighthouse owner or a jockish jetski renter with a grudge.

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Thank you for reading

Steve Ramsey, ,PhD –   Calgary – Canada